Health psychology
Abbreviation: 46LA1 Load: 15(L) + 0(S) + 0(CP) + 0(EXE) + 0(P) + 0(ST) + 0(LE) + 15(ME) + 0(SCP) + 0(FE) + 0(CE) + 0(PP) + 0(MSCP)
Lecturers in charge: Lada Perković
Morana Radman
Lecturers:
Course description: The definition of health psychology, possible application of psychological knowledge and skills in
preservation of health, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of diseases, the role of health psychology in
increasing the effectiveness of health care practices and health savings funds, contemporary
biosociopsihološki complete access to health care, forms of health behavior and health
counseling, psychological impact of the condition on the occurrence of physical illness, psychological stress and disease,
basic concepts of psychoneuroimmunology, ways to combat the effects of stress on health,
psychological reactions to physical illness, problems of psychological adjustment to stay in the hospital,
ways of reducing fear and anxiety over the disease, psychological reactions to severe injuries,
Psychological problems of disabled people and ways to adapt to disability, psychological mechanisms of pain,
psychological factors that affect pain, psychological methods of pain therapy, psychological problems
dying patients.
Lecture languages: - - -
Compulsory literature:
1. Havelka, M. i Havelka Meštrović (ur.) (2013.): Zdravstvena psihologija, Biopsihosocijalne odrednice zdravlja, Zdravstveno veleučilište, Zagreb
2. Perković, L, Pukljak Iričanin, /. (2009). Zdravstvena psihologija - materijali za vježbe, Zagreb: Zdravstveno veleučilište, ISBN-13978-953-6239-21-
Recommended literature:
3. Albery, I. P,. Munafo, M. (2008). Key concepts in health psychology, Los Angeles: SAGE Publications.
4. Brannon, L., Feist, J. (2010). Health psychology [an introduction to behavior and health], 7th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
5. Sarafino, E. P., Smith, T. S. (2012). Health psychology [biopsychosocial interactions], Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2012
Legend
L - Lectures
FE - Field exercises
CE - Project laboratory
PP - Preclinical practicals
MSCP - Mentorship of special clinical practicals
S - Seminar
CP - Clinical practicals
EXE - Exercises of applied kinesiology
P - Practicum
ST - Sectio training
LE - Laboratory exercises
ME - Methodology exercises
SCP - Special clinical practicals
* - Not graded